Facebook unveils 'Home' for Android smartphones

9:47 PM,
Apr. 4, 2013

The idea behind Facebook's 'Home' is to bring Facebook content right to the home screen, rather than requiring users to check apps. 'Home' comes amid rapid growth in the number of people who access Facebook from phones and tablet computers.

Written by

Michael Liedtke
and Barbara Ortutay

With its new "Home" on Android gadgets, Facebook aims to put its social network at the center of people's mobile experiences.

If users choose to download Facebook's Home software starting April 12, the social network will become the hub of their Android smartphones. A phone that comes pre-loaded with Home also will be available starting that day, with AT&T Inc. as the carrier.

The idea behind the software is to bring Facebook content right to the home screen, rather than requiring users to check apps. "Home" comes amid rapid growth in the number of people who access Facebook from phones and ...